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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
41
429
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
90
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
14 Families width 580 Species and 31 Subspecies
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies37SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly60SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)17SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies303SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies38SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing40SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies40SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails34SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Africa
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
14
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
56
383
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
20
96
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov